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Analysis on the Influence of Mindfulness Based Compassion Meditation Program for Elderly Women's Brain Activation and Stress, Who Experienced Loss of Spouse

마음챙김기반 자비명상프로그램이 배우자 상실을 경험한 여성노인의 뇌 활성과 스트레스에 미치는 영향 분석

  • Kim, Yun-Keum (Division of Convergence Industry, Seoul Venture University)
  • 김연금 (서울벤처대학원대학교 융합산업학과 정보관리 전공)
  • Received : 2016.01.14
  • Accepted : 2016.04.07
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

This study examined the influence of a Mindfulness Based Compassion Meditation Program on the brain activation and stress of elderly women who experienced loss of spouse using 2 channel EEG (Electroencephalography). The total number of subjects was 60, consisting of elderly women aged from 65~75years of in Y county; 30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group who were checked by EEG before and after the study. The study was conducted from August to November, 2015. The Mindfulness Based Compassion Meditation Program was designed for the convergence of body and mind integration with compassion meditation for the purpose of developing love, sympathy, and compassion. The treatment was conducted once a week, for 60 minutes at a time, over a period of 16 weeks. The results in the experimental group showed an increase in the Activity Quotient (ATQ) Rt(82.51/85.83, p<.013) and AntiStress Quotient (ASQ) Lt (74.711/71.17, p<.050). The Activity Quotient shows the mental function and behavior tendency in the brain, while the AntiStress Quotient shows the state of physical and mental relaxation. The Mindfulness Based Compassion Meditation Program was shown to influence the brain activation and stress of the elderly women using the practical application of neuroscience.

본 연구는 마음챙김기반 자비명상프로그램이 배우자를 상실한 여성노인의 뇌 활성과 스트레스에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위하여 2 channel EEG(Electroencephalogram)를 통해 검증하였다. 실험대상은 Y군 소재 65세~75세의 여성노인 60명으로, 30명은 실험집단으로, 30명은 통제집단으로 선정하였다. 연구기간은 2015년 8월에서 2015년 11월까지 매주 1회기씩, 회기 당 60분씩, 총 16회기로 프로그램을 실시하였다. 프로그램은 몸과 마음을 연결해서 통합적으로 치유할 수 있도록 하는 마음챙김과 자기 자신을 향한 사랑, 연민과 자비심 계발을 위한 자비명상을 접목하여 마음챙김기반 자비명상프로그램을 개발한 것이다. 실험결과, 실험집단에서 활성지수 우뇌 사전/사후(82.51/85.83, p<.013)의 변화를 보였으며(유의수준 p=.05). 항스트레스지수는 좌뇌(74.71/71.17, p<.050)로 나타났다. 활성지수는 뇌의 정신적 활동과 행동성향을 판단할 수 있는 지표이고, 항 스트레스지수는 육체적, 정신적 스트레스를 나타내는 지수이다. 본 연구는 마음챙김기반 자비명상프로그램이 배우자 상실을 경험한 여성 노인의 뇌 활성과 스트레스를 향상시킬 수 있는 방법으로서 효용과 가치가 있다는 것을 뇌과학적으로 분석한 것에 의의가 있다.

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